On the way into the office this morning, I heard them talking about life expectancy on The Peak (102.7 FM on your dial — does anyone have a dial any more?).
The female host, Sonia, was quite delighted to announce … Continue reading →

Jack Bauer is back to kicking some serious ass.
On Monday night, after being off our screens for about four years, the man who’s saved the United States more times than we could ever dream of returned to the small … Continue reading →

Are you familiar with the McFarlane action dolls?
I’ve got one on my desk. Still in the box. It’s Steve Nash … of the Dallas Mavericks. Yes, Steve Nash of the Dallas Mavericks. In pristine condition. Still inside the plastic. … Continue reading →

Now before you go pointing a finger at me, and telling me it’s all my fault, can I please just tell you how much I hate computers?
Look, here’s my habit. I come into the office in the morning and … Continue reading →

“It’s the most, wonderful time … of the year,” my wife sang as she left the nine-year-old’s school this morning.
I can see it, sort of. After all, we’d just finished the second of two parts — the six-year-old started … Continue reading →

I had a most interesting weekend. But in the interest of getting the 10 O’Clock published as close as possible to 10 o’clock, let’s just cut to the chase and share some of the more interesting stories out there …… Continue reading →

Now that UBC has been named host of the Davis Cup quarterfinal between Canada and Italy, April 5-7 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Centre, just who is it that stands between Canada and a date in the semifinals?
The Italians, … Continue reading →

Team Canada’s doubles team couldn’t get it done Saturday, but Milos Raonic came up big for Canada on Sunday, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, to catapult Canada into their first Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal.
Raonic, … Continue reading →

Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal is pictured before the French L1 football match between Paris Saint Germain and Reims on Oct. 20, 2012 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal is just about ready to return to the ATP Tour.
Which could mean fabulous news for the Davis Cup tie between Canada and Spain.
On Tuesday, Nadal tweeted that he’ll play an exhibition tournament at the end … Continue reading →